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December 4, 2023 at 12:37 pm #1851930

sundancer

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Sorry to break illusion here @blinky465 My driving instructor told me “First rule of German traffic law: expect the others to be idiots” (Actually it states “expect others to do mistakes so drive in a way nobody gets hurt” but I feel his interpretation is much more accurate.)

Since I legally can drive everything from car, scooter, motorcycle up to a 40t lorry (and have done so) I can wholeheartedly say: everyone’s a cunt in traffic. Seriously. Zero exception. Every group has it’s loonys and mentally ill whackjobs.

And I’ve been shouting at *everybody* in traffic since I got the drivers licence for full fat trucks. “Yeah, you have way of right, but I didn’t see you (my bad) but also inertia and laws of physics are a thing and there is no way my truck will come to a stop in time. Better hold on!” People *always* forget that the other vehicle drivers are people too and guess what: we bloody all do mistakes. It’s just a handful of d*ckheads that behave badly on purpose. And if I’m on a bike I am more vulnerable than any car or truck so my self preservation should keep me from going “BUT I HAVE WAY OF RIGHT”.

Sorry, got carried away.

tl:dr: people are the worst, especially when driving vehicles

Now more coffee and work.